AWM has been keeping tabs on the Tour Divide Race this year, the insane, self-supported 2,745 mile off road race from Banff, Canada down along the Continental Divide to Mexico. The coverage has been incredible, using SPOT Messengers, we can track all the riders progress LIVE, and the Tour Divide site also offers frequent podcasts and news from riders as they reach their various checkpoints.

Unfortunately, the most recent news is the kind of news you never want to hear:

Shortly after the Indiana Pass, Jill Homer encountered an ambulances carrying Pete Basinger after he collided with a truck head on. They let her into the ambulance briefly to speak with Pete and later makes a distressed call-in from Platoro with the news.

[Pete Basinger was] probably going 25 mph hit head on.. by a truck, in ummnh in a pretty remote area, they were trying to get him to an area where they could lifeflight him , they actually let me in the ambulance to talk to him, he was alert, he seemed to be in good spirits, ummh, but I dont´know what´s wrong, the extent of his injuries, i´ve called, since i´ve got to Platoro, tried to call all the local hospitals and haven´t been able to get any information, and uh I´ve just I´ve been kind of distraught…..
-Jill Homer from TD Site

We are anxiously awaiting news on Pete, and hope he is doing well.
UPDATED: He has been released from the hospital in Pueblo with broken bones but no critical injuries.

Matthew Lee finished with an unofficial time of 17d23h45m, with Kurt Refsnider finishing close behind. Chris Plesko is nearing the border as is Jacy and Tray Petervay on a tandem.

For race udpates, multimedia coverage, and more check out the Tour Divide Site and MTBcast.com for updates as the remaining riders complete this epic race.